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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
REJOICING OVER THEIR DE-
FEAT.
Anti Woman Suf1ragists in
Kansas Pleased With Their
Sisters Chagrln.

LEAvENWORTH, KAN, April T.
This city to-day witnessed the re-
markable sight Of procession in
which over 800 of the most promi-
nent and respected ladies of Leaven-
worth, in their private carriages, took
part. The procession was in celebra-
ton of the defeat of the nominees of
the woman suffrage movement. Be-
sides the ladies, the business men Of
the city were also in line, in carria-
ges and on foot. All wore badges
with pictures Of S. F. Neely, the In
dependent candidate fos Mayor. The
vehicles and many of the business
houses were decked with flags.
A review of the field here discov-
ers the fact that much money was
used in the election for the purchase
of women's votes, and the attendant
expense Of carriages to convey them
to the polls has made it the most ex-
pensive municipal election in the
history of the town Some Of the
ladies were deferred from voting by
women Of the other side threatening
to yentilate their reputation. The
most personal and bitter animosities
were engendered, scandals revived
and nwarranted attacks were made
upon regulations. 1t is the opinion
Of politicians here that the Female
Suffrage law, in this city at least,
will be dead letter in the future.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15

victory by carefully gathering over
) 900 signatures, (utterly disregarded
by the Court), to their remonstran-
ces. God bless the women who are
laboring in this noble work.
Sd. That we express our high ap-
probation of the clearness and ability
with which the counsel for the re-
monstrants brought the matter be-
fore the court, so that the court did
not err of ignorance, but of its own
wish, and in the clear light that the
people of the county, il great major
tiles, do not want the licensed liquor
bar.
4th, That we express cur sympa-
thies with all persons brought into
new peril by this unchaining of the
tiger in the borough and in the county;
with young men compelled once more
to pass the open doors of legalized
liquor bars; with the former victims
of drink now subject to new tempta-
tions, and with women always the
chief sufferers from the legalized
liquor crime.
9th, That to one and all laboring
for the public good, in the direction
of banishing the legalized liquor bar,
be sent this word of greeting and
courage: Hold on; go forward;
where defeat is sustained today the
forces will camp in victory to-mor
row.
By ORDER OF CLUB.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
"Ordained of God"
By ORDER OF CLUB.

MEssRs EDIToRs:-In an article.
commenting on the Wet U. resolu-
tions, published last Saturday, the
writer begins by quoting Scripture.
Taking for his text the paragraph
from Romans Mi, l, "Let every
soul be subject to the higher powers;
for there is DO power but of God, the
powers that be are ordained of God. !"
he uses the expression Ordained OF
God" in five different connections.
The perpetuity of a government is
assured because it is ordained of God,
Christians respect the powers that
be- because they are ordained Of God,
the Judge who executes a bad law is
ordained of God, the Judge who con-
strues the laws is ordained of God,
and infidels and anarchists
attack the officers ordained of
God" According to the writer our
government, the powers that be"
and particularly our Judges are cor
dained of God" | believe in Cd,
the Supreme Power, the Creator of
the heavens and all things that in
them are, and the Creator of the earth
and all things that on it is, but as far
as this government is concerned,I i be-
lieve with Lincoln, that it is "of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
ple"-always relying on the Creator
for His guidance God has ordained
that the sun should give US heat and
light, that the crops should grow, that
the winds should blow and that the
rain should fall, but every people
makes its own laws and chooses its
own officers Twelve years ago, and
again, two years ago every big and
little politician in this Judicial Dis
trict was ordaining who should be
our next Judges
God has ordained that his crea-
lures should dwell upon this earth,
but who will believe that lie 0rdain-
ed that men to whom He has given
health, strength, wisdom and manly
beauty should by their own acts be-
come the most putrid rascals in the
community. God has ordained that
the hens should cluck in the spring,
but who will believe that He ordain-
ed that fit in that back Office or a
thousand other disagreeable and dis
graceful incidents in the history of
Butler.
Again the writer says that our Sa-
viour was betrayed by a kiss and
wants to know if Judicial rectitude
and official purity should be purchas'
ed with the same money. He seems
to forget that the Savior was beEayed
by man and not by woman, and l
have heard no insinuations of Judge
Hazen having been seduced by either
the wiles of liquor sellers wife or
by false member of the W.C.T.U.
He compares Judge Hazen to "C@'
sar stricken in the temple by his be-
trayers," forgetting or not knowing
that G cesar was stabbed to death in
the Roman forum and by his person
al friends for treachery to them and
treason to the people.
The whole article is curious mix
ture of truth and bIasphemy, emanat-
ing from a perverted mind. The
devil always could quote Scripture
and always will The women feel
like translating "Et tas Brute" to
"and you, you BRUTE" and | am
One OF THEM.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15

The mail carrier on his way
home from Sharpsburg was stopped
and detained by some men who had
taken in too much of the Judges de.
csion.
Uncommon and hideons yells
make the roads leading from Saxon
burg during the evening very un-
pleasant
A home that has been a place of
peace and quietness for q few years
was again the scene of disorder. The
husband got too much "ire- water"
and made things lively in his home
for while by knocking down his
wife and then kicking her for fall
ing.
OF course "there is no time like
the old times"
In another family the wife is
brought to sorrow and tears knowing
that she and her children must suffer
hunger and the inclemency of the
weather from her husbands drinking
proclivities,
We send a most cordial ard ur-
gent invitation to the Judge to visit
our little burg in the near future.
The chairs and furniture in an
other family are made to dance the
Indian war jig. Sunday brings no
rest to the weary.
JIMSON.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15

was only dictum. But what did
the Supreme Court say? 1--WE see
that the petitions and remonstrances
are for the purpose of determining,
without regard TO the character of the
applicant, whether such license is or
is not a matter Of public necessity.
Furthermore, the Legislature has
prescribed the method by which the
necessity shall be ascertained, that is
by the number and character of those
petitioning for or against such appli-
cation"
This is no dictum, but a decision,
on the very point made before the
court The fact that the case finally
went off on the ground that the plain
tiff had no remedy by writ of certi-
orari did not change the nature of the
decision on the question made. The
court frequently decides upon the
errors assigned, and yet finally dis
misses the case on other grounds. A
dictun1 is something said by O Judge
outside of the question to be decided.
As to counting names, the argu-
ment is evasive. The cause has re-
gard to character as well as number
of names. 1t would be a legal out
rage to grant license in disregard OF
the fact of great evil evidenced by
the largest number and names OF the
best men in the community asserting
by earnest remonstrance that the sell
ing of intoxicating drinks at the par
ticular hotel would be an unmitigat-
ed evil. AS judge you will agree
with me that the prescribed method"
Of the act of 1867 cannot be so disre-
garded. 1t would be contrary to
good sense, sound law, moral fitness
and the public welfare, so to disre-
gard the law. | feel assured that as
az editor, your own good sense as
temperance man would forbid dis
regard of rule of discisiOn intended
for the public good, and to avert the
terrible evils and crimes of drunken
ness
DANIEL AGNEW.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15

many for other places, bat it was at
every point along the line; it will run
up in the hundreds II is the big
gest thing Of the kind that ever hap
pened in Piitsburr. or in railroad mat
tiers in the world, for nothing like it
has ever happened before" Colonel
Smith refused to talk farther or give
auy names OF ringieaders. He dcclin-
ed to say whether or not any persons
outside railroad circles were impiicat-
ed.
All the men arrested were brought
to the jail, and at ; O'Clock this morn
ing there were 2S men in jail, and 10
were expected Some Of them had
been pulled OFF trains On the bridge
across the Mouongahela river The
trains were tagged and men taken of,
while others were put on TO rul the
the train into the yards One of
these was mau named Baker. and
it is said there are 81 charges against
him.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
Resolutions OF The Butler Pro-
hibitiOn Club.

WHEREAS, The Butler county Ii
cense Court, in its late grant of | I
liquor licenses, has disregarded the
majority wishes of the citizens of the
county brought before it, has treated
with contempt the late decision of
the Supreme Court, which declares
that the necessity for a licensed house
is to be ascertained "by the number
and character of those petitioning
for or against it," and has thus shown
its preference for the licensed liquor
bar rather than for the public veal,
therefore,
Resolved, lst, That we deplore, in
this Gition of the court, the use of it's
"discretion' in the Interest of the
most active enemy of civil law and
social order, and against the welfare
of society; making itself the legalizer
and endorser of the open liquor bar,
when it was within it's "discretionn
q refuse it legalized life, and to pro.
tect the people from it's ravages.
ID. That we tender our sya.athies
to the Wet. U.'s of the borough and
Of the county in the defeat they have
sustained, after havirg fairly earned
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
License Granting.

In this weeks CITIZEN will be
see several communications on the
action of our late Court in granting
licenses in this county. One of them
is in defense of the action of Judge
Hazen. Also another letter written
by Judge Agnew on the power of
the Courts in the matter. While our
own opinions have undergone no
change on the question, yet we pre-
fer to give these Communications and
to now hear from others. Our col
umns are therefore open to all, and
: for anything written in proper spirit
and that may afford any additional
light on the subject.
The question came up in this coun-
ty this year under different circum-
stances from that existing in any of
the neighboring counties. There
were no licenses granted in this
county last year, while there were
some granted in all neighboring coun-
ties. Frem this fact alone our peo-
pie had looked forward and expected
none would be granted this year.
Their disappointment was therefore
the greater on learning some were
granted. There is no doubt Of the
: general public sentiment being
against the granting, and that far
more general satisfaction would have
been given if none had been granted.
This is more particularly the case in
this town, where it was thought the
number and character" of those re-
monstrating would prevail with the
Court, as on last year. And here We
are compelled to differ with those who
give such strained consti notion t.
the word character" as used in tie
act of 1867. We think it means per
sonal character standing in communi
ty, as good, moral, useful citizens
having an interest in the welfare o
the place, and not character as t.
means or ability to know certain TACT
concerning certain places or things
This difference in this definition o
that word may have had much to d.
with the question here. But it is no
our intention at this time to go owe
any of the ground on the question, bu
as we say, prefer to hear from others
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
Prospect Tangents.

EDS CITIZEN:-It is discovered:
That the entertainment at the
opening of the academy was grand
success
That there are sixty students
now enrolled
That Prof. Fullerton, of New
Castle, is assistant teacher.
That Burt Martincourt has roof.
ed his hotel
That District Attorney McPher.
rim makes our town a flying visit
every now and then. Right, Charlie,
tor your young client should become
familiar with the rules of the court.
That Shannon and Warren are
fixing Young's hall for the l. 0 0.
F.
That John Mcclure, Alex Bor-
land, Frank Critchlow and Douth
Fra zier have formed glee club. II
you want to hire them see DR., Leigh.
ner, manager.
That p. A. Shanor, of West
Newton, was home over Easter.
That Mrs Martin Heyl is recov-
ering from her late illness.
That FIRE in Shaffer's woods
last Sabbath destroyed G big lot oi
new rails and some fence.
That couple of our enterprisipg
farmers intend to dabble in carp cul
ture. Fresh fish" will soon be
heard.
That the time of Sunday School
and choir reOrganizations is at hand
AttaEd if you should have to put
others to inconvenience.
That DR.. Roth Is attending to
DR.. Lepley's unfinished dental work
ALTRUIsM.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
Oil Matters.
The oil market shows disposition

The oil market shows a disposition
to advance a little, but very slowly
This week it opened at this place
generally at about 81 Ga We'd
nesday the highest point reached was
G5 cents, and on this, Thur3day
morning, it opened at 64g
From Reibold We have little addi-
tional news, In which direction the
field will extend is as yet uaceFtaiD,
but that it will extend in some direc
nop soems to be generally believed
A pretty COED wei! bas been ob.
tanned on the James Rankin farm,
Penn twp. This farm lays nearly
south of the Burton farm and the
strike u deemed a very important
one, as being iartles. south from the
Thorn creek extension field than any
well yet obtained 10 that section.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
Saxonburg, Pa.

-Wonder-License.
-Surprise-Five beers on Tues
day.
--Astonishment- nt-Drunkenness
Tuesday came in warm with plenty
to q uench the thirst, causing men to
stagger along the streets.
Nothing worthy of mention un-
til Saturday evening wien it would
have done the honorable Judges heart
good to look into the homes of some
of our citizens, and travel some of
our streets.
One man on his way home was
stopped by two drunken fellows who
made an attempt to loosen the wheel
of his wagon.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
WomenCaSt their Votes for the
FIRST Time in Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, April 5.-Scattering
returns from Kansas indicate that the
municipal elections in general passed
off quietly, and as far as can now be
judged tie introduction of female suf-
frage does not work great change in
the character of results. In some
cities and towns the women availed
themselves quite generally of their
newly acquired privilege. The effect
of the experiment cannot be OWNED
as yet The issues involved, how
ever, are local At several points
women were elected to membership
on the school boards.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
DEATHS.

HENSHEW-At her home in Portersville,
Tuesday, April ), 1887. Mrs. AloUzo Hen
shew, of scarlet fever and diphtherIa.
ALEY-It Butler, April s, 1887, Julia,
daughter of Jacob s. Alley, aged % years.
O'DONNELL-In Oakland twp. Friday.
April s, 1887, Dennis O'Donnell, aged rs
years.
WATKINS-At his home in -
Sunday, April 3, 1857. Frau Watkins.
MCELWEE-At her home in Oakland twp,
Friday, April s, 1887, -- McElwee,
daughter OF Jacob McEiwee, aged about 30
years.
LEITHOLD-ApriI 10, 1887, of typhoid fe-
yer, Annie, daughter of William Leithold
of Clearteld twp.
STRAWICK-At Jefferson Centre. ON Fri
day, Aprl s, 1857, Mrs. Strawick, aged
about 50 years, after an extended illness.
HARBISON-Ncer Miilerstown. on Monday
April IA, 1887, Mrs. Susan HARRISON. SISTER
of Mrs. Strawick, after short illness. In
the 18th year of her age.
NEIGH-Oa Tuesday, April II, at his home
in Summit,tp. John Neigh, aged about Is
years.
WALKER-At the home of james Kildoo.
in Clay township, on Saturday, April 9,
1887 Mrs Mary Walker, aged about 80
years. She was daughter of Nj. Kildoo,
and at the time was home on a visit.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15

BY an ordinance of the Town
Council of this borough, passed April
11th, all bar-rooms, saloons, or other
places where intoxicating liquors OF
any kind are sold, shall be closed at
10 o'clock at night, local time, and re-
main closed till 5 in the morning, un'
der penalty of $50 for each violation
of same.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
FIRE IN KANSAS PRAIRIES
Fifteen Persons Burned to Death

lllSCll SOllS Dul llCu W DcStlll
ArcHIsoN, KAs., April I2-No
less than fifteen persons have been
burned to death by the prairie fires
which, starting near Nicodemus, Gra-
ham county, haye swept northwest
on an air line into Norton county.
The fire has destroyed everything
on path that in places is from two
and half to seyen miles wide-a
great roaring sea of fame, rolling in
tremendous sheets under the impe-
tus Of the high winds that prevailed
all day Saturday and night.
Starting on the South Fork of the
Solomon river, in Graham county,
the fire swept north to the North
Fork, where it crossed lat Edr ond
q station on the Central Branch Rail
road in Norton county, and at last ac-
counts it was still sweeping across
the Norton county in the direction Of
Decatur, the adjoining county on the
west, carrying destruction and death
in its path
Thousands of head of stock
of all kinds have been burned, and
thousands of tons Of hay, corn and
wheat and from 100 to l75 houses
and barns have been destroyed, The
people living along the line of the fire
have been left homeless and desti-
tute
1t is impossible as yet to learn the
names of those who perished in the
flames. Tremendous excitement
prevails all through the burnt district,
which extends distance Of over sixty
miles in length by two and a half to
seven in width, with fires still spread
ing west and northwest.
The fire is sill raging furiously, and
the people along its path are terror
stricken, The destruction of the tele-
graph poles and wires between Green
leaf and Edmond prevents the obtain
ing of further details. Relief will be
forwarded at once from towns east of
the fire.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15

United States Senator Reagan, oi
Texas, has astonished the people oi
that State by coming out squarely
for Prohibition. The question is now
before the people of Texas for vote
just as it soon will be in Pennsyl
vania, and Senator Reagan thus takes
ground in favor of the measure.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
BUTLER MARKETS.

The following are the selling prices of mer
oh@nts Of this place
Apples, per bushel, 75 to .$l.25
Butter, per pound, 81 to 80 cts.
Beans, per qt b to 10cts.
Cabbage, new, . to 10 cts.
Candies, mold, II to 10. cts.
Carbon oil, 10 to i cts.
Cheese, Is to IS cts per h.
Crackers, to 10 cts. per lb.
Chickens, per pair, 80 to 40. cts.
Coffee, Rio, l6 to 20 cts.
Coffee, Java, % to % etc.
Coif Roasted 20 to % cts.
Coffee, ground, 20 to % cts.
Eggs, Is cts.
Fish, mackerel, 10 to 10 cts.
Flour, per barrel 81 30 to S6.
Flour, per sack, Sl.l5 to S150..
Feed, chop, per 100 pounds, 81 25.
Feed, bran per leo lbs. 81.
Grain, wheat per bushel, 81.
Grain, oats per bushel 40 cts
Gram, corn per bushel 40 cts.
Lard, 10 cts.
Hams, Ii cts.
Honey, Is TO 20 cts.
Shoulders, 10 cts,
Bacon, Il cts.
Dried beef, Is to %.
Corn meal, per pound, cts.
Peas, green, 10 cts per peck.
Potatoes, new, 40 TO 45 p bus,
Rice. s to 10 cts.
Sugar, hard, 10 cts.
Sugar coffee, CTS.
Sugar, faw, 81 cts.
Sop, 10 10 cts.
Salt, per barrel, $1lO
Tea, Hyson, Guupowder, etc, 80 cts. to 81.
Tea, Japan, etc, 80 to 60 cts.
Tea, Breakfast, 40 to 50 cts.
Tallow, cts.
Timothy seed. 1925.
Clover g $3.50
Wool20 to 30 cts.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-15
BILLINGSLEY'S BILL PASSES.
The House Gives it a Large
Majority on Final Passage.

HARRIsBURG, April 12.-Mr. Bill
Kingsley and the friends of his pipe
line bill scored sweeping victory In
the House this morning, when the
measure was passed finally by vote
of 1872 to 80. It's triumphant pas,
sage was somewhat of a surprise,
even to those who have watched
with a close eye the progress of the
fight since the first day Billingsley
introduced the bill until the end OF
the battle, as far as the House is
concerned. To-day there was scene
of unusual activity about the State
legislative halls several hours before
the session began The barefaced
lobbying occasioned by the fight for
and against high license was of little
consequence compared with The wire
pulling Of last night and to-day.
More than a hundred oil producers
worked in the interest Of the bill and
the shrewdest emissaries in the en-
plov of the Standard Oh Company
did their best. General Superinten-
dent of the Nation Transit Company
Scheide, had charge of the work for
the Standard, and be made gallant
fight. He talked with each of sever
al members for more than an hour at
time, and he was at work few
minutes before the vote was taken.
After the vote had been announc-
ed recess Of 10 minutes was taken,
so great was the excitement. Mr..
Billingsley's hands were grasped by
the supporters Of his bill, hats were
thrown in the air and hearty congrat-
ulations were INDUCED il. Then one
enthusiastic individual shouted,
"There's a God in Israel" and the
rejoicing crowd left the halls of the
legislature to further celebrate the
victory. There was 10 discuss ion
over the bill to-day. Graham, Of
Alleg heny, wanted some information
about the merits or defects of it, but
no one seemed disposed to say a
word, and the vote was quietly TAX
en-